Liverpool theory simply doesn't stack up - with quick Arne Slot change needed
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Liverpool's running stats have come under scrutiny this week, but that doesn't tell the whole story about a tough season for Arne Slot, even though energy levels have been lackingLiverpool head coach Arne Slot during a training session.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Fatigue, Arne Slot said, could perhaps explain it. So yeah, tough."READ MORE: Liverpool tipped to return for Newcastle star after Alexander Isak transfer sagaREAD MORE: PSG suffers fresh injury scare before Liverpool clash with statement releasedVan Dijk's comments have been misconstrued by some on social media, but he meant that there is a lengthy number of absences at the moment.
Liverpool was also needing to recover from Wednesday and prepare for Saturday inside a tiny timeframe.But while the turnaround to Brighton was particularly extreme, it is also true that Liverpool has failed to win six of its 10 league matches that have followed European games this season.There is a wider pattern, and the Reds seemingly don't have a deep enough roster to be able to cope on multiple fronts.It can be argued, of course, that Liverpool needed to show more fight at the Amex Stadium. It is also true that the game against Galatasaray was won well before the final whistle, and Slot opted not to make changes earlier in the second half.Arne Slot during the Liverpool training session at AXA Training Centre on March 17, 2026 in Kirkby, England(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Curtis Jones, who came on for Ekitike at Brighton, was also a viable alternative to start ahead of, say, Alexis Mac Allister, who has long looked jaded, but the Liverpool boss chose not to bring him into the initial XI.So, that Liverpool looked so lacking in intensity once more — once its identity, and now seemingly a distant dream — was a legitimate concern, but data about distance covered require a little more context.You will no doubt have seen the stat by now that Liverpool has been outrun in 26 of their 30 games this season.
That doesn't, though, tell the whole story.Liverpool was outrun in 26 of its 38 Premier League games in the 2021/22 season, in which it came close to winning the quadruple under Jurgen Klopp. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.This season, Liverpool has very rarely been comfortably ahead in games and able to cruise.